《英语》（九年级上册）
Unit 4 Life on Mars
Integrated skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
understand the programme and get useful information from it;
talk about whether they would like to live on Mars.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: risk, percentage, disadvantage, carry out, get ill from, after all
New structures: However, some other students were worried about living there.
They were even afraid of aliens there.
They thought aliens were dangerous and would harm people.
I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk.
After all, humans have already been to the Moon.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Listening and speaking.
IV. Teaching procedures
A Living on Mars
Step 1 Before listening
Make a survey
T: Do you want to live on Mars in the future? Why or why not?
Our friend Daniel wants to live on Mars, while Sandy is not sure if she would like to. Would
you like to share your ideas with Sandy to help her make a decision?
Step 2 While listening
Listen to the preview
T: There is going to be a TV programm on living on Mars. Listen to the preview and make notes with Sandy please.
Survey carried out in: _____________________
Day: _____________________
Channel: _____________________
Name of programme: _____________________
Time: _____________________
Percentage of students who would
like to move away from the Earth ________
2. Listen to the TV programme
(1) Understand the main idea
T: Now let’s listen to the programme together and try to understand what’s it about.
(2) Fill in the blanks
T: Listen to the pragramme again and write down the advantages and the disadvantages of living on Mars.
T: Complete the conversation with the information you’ve got.
(3) Listen and discuss
T: Listen to the programme for the third time. Think over how Daniel and Sandy feel about the programme.
B Speak up: Earth or Mars?
Step 1 After listening
Share your ideas
T: After watching the TV programme, how do you feel about living on Mars? Would you like to go there?
S: I’d love to live on Mars, because ....
I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk ....
Step 2 Practice
Listen and answer
T: Listen to the dialogue between Daniel and Sandy, and answer the following questions.
(1) Who would like to live on Mars, Simon or Daniel?
(2) Would Sandy like to live on Mars? Why or why not?
Make a similar dialogue
V. Homework 1. Recite Part B.
2. Talk more about living on Mars after class.
